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Three Fun Thanksgiving Ideas for Kids

Three Fun Thanksgiving Ideas for Kids

Thanksgiving is this week! Thanksgiving is going to look a lot different this year for many people. Last year we traveled to North Carolina and rented a giant beach house with all of the kids’ cousins and had a Thanksgiving dinner with about 25 people. This year we will be staying home. For our family, Thanksgiving has always been all… Read More

A Turkey Frame Craft

A Turkey Frame Craft

Today, I wanted to share a fun Thanksgiving craft to do with your kids: Thanksgiving Turkey Frame Craft.   Thanksgiving Turkey Frame  Supplies Needed: Plain Wooden Frame; Brown Paint and Paintbrushes Feathers Google Eyes Glue Gun Foam Triangle Sticker Directions: 1.  Paint the frame brown. 2.  Decorate to look like a turkey.  Add feathers.  Add google eyes, a little triangle… Read More

Free Thanksgiving Printables: I’m Thankful for Cards

Free Thanksgiving Printables: I’m Thankful for Cards

By: Courtney  Thankfulness is important all year long and Thanksgiving is a great time to talk to kids about being thankful. It’s a whole day to celebrate what we are thankful for and this year we have some special little cards that kids can hand out around the holiday. These free Thanksgiving printables are an easy way for kids to… Read More

Fun Thanksgiving Activities for Kids

Fun Thanksgiving Activities for Kids

It’s a little over a week to Thanksgiving and we are getting so excited to see family and have our big Thanksgiving feast. My kids have made some adorable Thanksgiving crafts at preschool this year and I love seeing them all hanging in the hallway at drop off. Today I’m sharing a few Thanksgiving activities for kids that we’ve put… Read More

25 Handprint Crafts for Kids

25 Handprint Crafts for Kids

I have always loved doing handprint crafts with my kids. Even as their hands grow from tiny babies to big kids, the crafts are instantly personalized and something to hold onto. I recently discovered the book Beautiful Hands. It’s a must have if you like handprint crafts and really special to read with your kids. Little kids will love the… Read More

DIY Hanging Turkey Handprint

DIY Hanging Turkey Handprint

  It’s been a few years since we did a Thanksgiving handprint craft. I forgot how cute those little rainbow fingers made into a turkey look! This craft came about because I had the round wood boards and wanted to make something to hang for Thanksgiving. I host a little craft club for Alex’s fellow kindergartners and was trying to… Read More

Thanksgiving Books for Kids

Thanksgiving Books for Kids

By Jordan of Jordan & Co It’s November and that means Thanksgiving books for kids. Ok, guys. I have a little secret: Thanksgiving books miiiiiight be my FAVORITE holiday genre (ok, ok…right after Christmas). I just looove all the rich illustrations and the sweet messages of family, story-telling, tradition, and gratitude. These are the kind of books that make you… Read More

Apple Cake Recipe: Perfect for Fall

Apple Cake Recipe: Perfect for Fall

By: Kristen Mider of Cooking with Friends  It’s beginning to feel like fall here. The leaves are starting to drop from the trees, the mornings are growing crisper, and the summer fruits and vegetables have given way to fall favorites. Corn, tomatoes, and peaches are being replaced by things like kale, beets, and apples. My kids love apples. They consume… Read More

Thanksgiving Day Drink Ideas for the Family

Thanksgiving Day Drink Ideas for the Family

Thanksgiving week has arrived.  If you haven’t done ordered groceries, it’s time to get those orders in.  (And trust me, I am one of those people who still needs to shop for the big day!).  The list for Thanksgiving Day seems to never end:  the turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, rolls, stuffing, and so much more. The list seems to… Read More